Famous race almost cancelled for first time in 142 years due to 'crazy' weather

Heavy rain and lightening strikes have wreaked havoc at one of Australia's most prestigious running races, with the Stawell Gift almost cancelled.

Heavy rain and lightning strikes have wreaked havoc at one of Australia's most prestigious running races, with the Stawell Gift almost cancelled for the first time in history because of bad weather.today, with heavy rainfall and damaging storms to potentially cause flash flooding.

The track of the Stawell Gift became a saturated, soggy mess after wild weather hit north-western Victoria at lunchtime, bringing down more than 16mm of rain. The men's and women's finals races have been put on hold, but organisers have held off cancelling the event.It comes as the Bureau issued a severe weather and thunderstorm warnings for large parts of Victoria's west and central regions.

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